Love this combo 😄🍌🍫 — here’s a soft, moist Banana Bread Brownies recipe with a rich brown butter frosting option.
🍌 Banana Bread Brownies
Ingredients
For the brownies:
- 1/2 cup (115g) butter, melted
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2–3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
Optional add-ins:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease or line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan. - In a bowl, mix melted butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Stir well.
- Mix in mashed bananas.
- Add flour and salt. Stir just until combined (don’t overmix).
- Fold in chocolate chips or nuts if using.
- Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 20–25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before frosting or slicing.
🍯 Optional Brown Butter Frosting (Highly Recommended)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1–2 tbsp milk
Directions
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden brown and nutty smelling.
- Remove from heat. Whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
- Spread over slightly warm brownies.
Texture Tip
- For cakier bars: bake closer to 25 minutes.
- For fudgier bars: pull out around 20 minutes.
If you’d like, I can also give you a chocolate-swirled version or a healthier oat-based version 🍫✨
